Halachic Note: According to most poskim (authorities of Jewish law), even a single ticket inappropriately placed into (or left out of) a raffle or auction may render the entire drawing invalid. Therefore, the only feasible way to conduct a large public raffle is to rely on the fact that all the participants participate with the understanding that they are relying on the good faith efforts of the school and its employees to do all they can to maintain the integrity of the event.  They may also make exceptions to the rules when needed in a fair manner.  Should an inappropriate ticket slip by (or an earned ticket be omitted), the participants have accepted this possibility and release the school and its employees and the prize winners of any claim. Please be assured that we have been, and will continue to be, as vigilant as possible to avoid this from happening. Nonetheless, we do need to ask for your understanding in the event that anything slips by.